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Attractions in Flatrock

What to see from Flatrock: Torbay History House and Museum first

A day out from Flatrock leads to Signal Hill, 16 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Flatrock’s municipal boundary, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a museum and a water park, among others.

Photo: Signal Hill, Tolivero~commonswiki (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Flatrock
0
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known

The best known around Flatrock

MuseumMuseumTorbay History House and Museum2.6 km outside town, to the southeastWater parkWater parkMarine Park4.9 km outside town, to the west

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

How they lie

The outermost point is Marine Park, at 7.4 km.

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The dashed line is Flatrock’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

By kind

It comes down to a museum and a water park.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Flatrock. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Both on the list

These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Flatrock → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Flatrock →

Big names nearby

A drive away

Museum · Parks CanadaSignal Hill16 km southeastMuseumThe Rooms16 km southeast · 87K visitors a year (2017)ChurchBasilica of St. John the Baptist16 km southeastMuseumFormer Newfoundland Railway Headquarters18 km southeastCathedralSt. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral17 km southeastMuseumJohnson Geo Centre16 km southeastAquariumAquariumSuncor Energy Fluvarium15 km southeastMuseum · Parks CanadaCabot Tower16 km southeastMuseumCape Spear Lighthouse23 km southeastGardenSt. Thomas Rectory / Commissariat House and Garden16 km southeastMuseumFormer Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)39 km southwest

Places well known beyond Flatrock (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Your questions on Flatrock

Is there a Parks Canada property near Flatrock?

Not within 5 km. The closest Parks Canada property on our list is the one named above, 16 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Flatrock?

The best known within 40 km are The Rooms (16 km), Basilica of St. John the Baptist (16 km), Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters (18 km), St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral (17 km).

How is this list made?

The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.

Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (10)

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).